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“The Worm“, c. 1920

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Coloured pencil, india ink, watercolor on paper
36.4×26.6 cm

Artists

  • Alfred Kubin

    (Litoměřice 1877–1959 Zwickledt)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Object data

Artist/author
  • Alfred Kubin
Title
“The Worm“
Date
c. 1920
Art movement
Symbolism
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Coloured pencil, india ink, watercolor on paper
Dimensions
36.4×26.6 cm
Signature
Signed lower right: AKubin; designated lower left: Der Wurm [The Worm]; dedicated: für S. Friedländer in Verehrung AKubin [dedidated: for S. Friedländer in reverence]
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 983
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Alfred Kubin. Bekenntnisse einer gequälten Seele, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Köln 2022 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 16.04.2022–24.07.2022).
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Auktion: 27.06.1986, Christie´s London, Impressionist and Modern Watercolours and Drawings - Modern Paintings - Drawings and Sculpture, Los Nr. 482; (1)
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (1986-1994);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 1994).

  1. Eintrag auf www.artprice.com: https://de.artprice.com/artist/15943/alfred-kubin/zeichnung-aquarell/2318974/der-wurm-study-for-this-work?p=81 (Abfrage: 10.07.2025)

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